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The COP29 climate talks are about to kick off in Baku, Azerbaijan. Here's what to expect
The next major United Nations meeting on climate change, known as COP29, is about to get underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. These annual meetings are the key international summits as the world attempts to address the unfolding climate crisis.
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World leaders descend on Azerbaijan's capital Baku for United Nations climate talks
World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent, unlike past climate talks
COP29: World leaders meet in Azerbaijan for climate talks
Dozens of world leaders arrived in Azerbaijan on Tuesday (November 12) for COP29 but many big names are skipping the UN climate talks where the impact of Donald Trump's election victory is keenly felt.
World leaders gather for photo at COP29 climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan
World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent, unlike past climate talks which had the star power of a soccer World Cup.
Biggest name world leaders missing at United Nations climate talks, but others try to fill the void
World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big names and powerful countries are noticeably

Azerbaijan defends oil and gas

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Azerbaijan is the host of the UN's climate conference, shining a spotlight on the petrostate
The spotlight is on Azerbaijan as the small petrostate in the South Caucasus hosts the U.N.’s biggest climate ...
Azerbaijan is hosting the U.N. climate conference, putting the authoritarian petrostate in spotlight
Diplomats from across the world head to Azerbaijan for the annual climate summit, known as COP29. Critics allege greenwashing ...
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COP29, the U.N. conference on climate change, underway in Azerbaijan
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP29, is underway in Azerbaijan at a time when the U.S. is producing ...
Welcome to Baku, a City Built on Oil Hosting the World’s Climate Conference
This week, world leaders will meet in Azerbaijan’s capital to discuss global warming and other environmental issues at the ...
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Greta Thunberg protests against Azerbaijan hosting global climate summit
as Baku hosts the COP29 U.N. Climate Conference. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze) Climate activist Greta Thunberg labelled ...
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UN climate conference opens in Azerbaijan with call for substantive climate-finance action
The 29th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference, held this year in the Azerbaijani capital Baku, kicked off November ...
Taliban Administration Officials to Attend UN Climate Conference in Azerbaijan
The U.N. has not allowed the Taliban to take up Afghanistan's seat at the General Assembly, and Afghanistan's government is ...
Opinion
At COP29, It's About More Than the Climate | Opinion
As global leaders convene in Baku this month for the COP29 climate conference, they may be tempted to focus on saving the planet and ignore the odious nature of the conference's host.
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What will this year's COP29 conference do to address climate change on a global level?
The annual U.N. climate change conference is about to begin in Azerbaijan, but what will actually happen there? More ...
Trump and trade worries cloud COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan
COP29 host Azerbaijan will be tasked with keeping countries focused on agreeing to a new global finance target to replace the ...